Category: Medical and Health Studies

“We have completely changed our association with the microbial world.  There is a price to pay for our good intentions.” ~ Scientific American, June 2012 There is a fascinating article in June 2012’s Scientific American titled: “The Ultimate Social Network: Your Inner Ecosystem” that discusses how our intestinal microbial flora is changing with modern life, […]

Being sick is the pits, but it’s helpful to know that there are real steps you can take to improve your immunity and lessen the odds that you end up with that cold or flu bug flying around the office.  Here are 6 simple, effective ways to ensure your immune system is in good shape.  […]

I’ve gotten a few questions lately about healthy cookware, which is a great question to ask.  Non-stick cookware was introduced as a healthy alternative to regular, the justification being that less oil would need to be used to cook meats and vegetables.  However, we now know it’s not that simple, as the chemicals used to […]

I didn’t know a single person with cancer until I was in high school, and 12 years later my 6th childhood/college friend was recently diagnosed.  Carcinoma, leukemia, testicular, brain, melanoma, and Hodgkin’s.   This is too many people – all in my small network and all in their mid 20s to early 30s when diagnosed – for […]

I know that title is ridiculous, oh well.  I just spent 20 minutes in the tuna aisle at Whole Foods trying to figure out which canned tuna to use for a recipe I’m trying out for next week’s No Plan Meal Plan.  (It’s a tasty tuna and white bean salad, btw, and takes about 5 […]

Well, this is a little sad (but probably for the best).  No more Orbit gum.  Thanks to this article, which does a pretty good job at describing a handful of dangerous food additives.  Some are familiar (saccharin i.e. Sweet n Low, Olestra of anal leakage fame, and trans fats), and others are a little more mysterious.  […]